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About Choura Village

Choura is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 168 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Choura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246130
Area (hectares) 79.83 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 168
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Choura compares

By the 2011 count Choura is the 92nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 79.83 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Choura

Choura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Choura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Choura from other places

Choura lies about 33 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 44 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Choura
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 15 km
Nearest town Pauri 26 km
District headquarters Garhwal 33 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 44 km

Villages closest to Choura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in THALISAIN tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Choura

As per the Census of India 2011, Choura village had a population of 320. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Choura village has 168 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choura has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Choura is 246130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Choura covers 79.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Choura falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Choura is Kotdwara, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Choura.

Choura is about 33 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Choura is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 15 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Garhwal is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagaeri Lagga Chopra (under 2 km), Chopra (under 2 km) and Naula (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Choura today is likely to be higher.

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